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Gas Prices Drop a Whole 3 Cents in TN — Please, Try to Contain Your Excitement

Aug 04, 2025 at 07:38 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Gas prices in Tennessee are down this week, and while that might sound like cause for celebration, don’t go popping the champagne just yet—.... Read More

Chess Tournament Spurs Growth of Analytical Skills among Rutherford students

Aug 04, 2025 at 06:47 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Critical thinking took center stage at last year’s chess tournament championed by Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell, and he is pro.... Read More

Editorial: Energy Drinks and Opioid Warnings — When Trust Is a Life-or-Death Choice

Aug 03, 2025 at 04:48 pm by WGNS

UPDATED Editorial: Just Sharing – From Bart Walker at WGNS: Every now and then, a story lingers—refuses to leave your mind. That happened to me recently while.... Read More

Steel Frame Rises as Murfreesboro Medical Clinic Expands into Growing East Side

Aug 02, 2025 at 04:01 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Construction crews from Dow Smith Company are making swift progress on Murfreesboro Medical Clinic’s newest facility, located at 2042 New Lascass.... Read More

Attempted ATM heist at 7-Eleven ends with 1 suspect shot and killed, 4 others fled and arrested in Arkansas

Aug 02, 2025 at 02:45 pm by WGNS

Arkansas - In the early hours of Friday morning (8/1/2025), a group of 5 individuals attempted to forcibly remove an ATM from the 7-11 Exxon convenience store at the inte.... Read More

La Vergne Family Reunited with Stolen Dog Thanks to Multi-Agency Police Effort

Aug 02, 2025 at 02:25 pm by WGNS

La Vergne, TN - A heartwarming reunion unfolded in La Vergne after a family's cherished Golden Doodle was stolen from their yard late Friday night. What began as a nightm.... Read More

Saving Pollinators: UT-TSU Extension Highlights on WGNS Thursday (8/7)

Aug 02, 2025 at 01:57 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Pollinators are vanishing across Middle Tennessee—and it’s not just your imagination if the butterflies and bees seem fewer this summer. Th.... Read More

Senate-Approved Funding Paves Way for National Guard's Move to Smyrna

Aug 02, 2025 at 12:38 pm by WGNS

UPDATE: Washington, DC – On Friday night (8/2/2025), the U.S. Senate passed two major appropriation bills that carry significant implications for Tennessee: the Fiscal Y.... Read More

Monday 6PM Town Hall Meeting Offers Critical Updates for Murfreesboro Residents

Aug 02, 2025 at 10:33 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Residents of Murfreesboro are strongly encouraged to attend an important Downtown Community Town Hall this Monday evening (8/4/2025) from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at.... Read More

Tuesday: National Night Out Reunites Community and Police in Murfreesboro and Smyrna

Aug 02, 2025 at 09:57 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro / Smyrna - This coming Tuesday, August 5, 2025, both Murfreesboro and Smyrna are rolling out the welcome mat for their communities in celebration of National.... Read More

City "Traffic Forecast" in construction zones for Aug. 3-9

Aug 02, 2025 at 08:22 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Public schools open August 8, 2025, and that will create some challenges for motorists--especialy around construction zones. The weekly "construction area's.... Read More

Rutherford Arts Alliance Rallies Artists for Late Summer Events

Aug 02, 2025 at 07:41 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - The Rutherford Arts Alliance is making space for artists and art lovers to gather, showcase, and shine this August and beyond. Executive Director Jeff.... Read More

Traffic Delays Continue as Blackman Road Widening Project Extends into School Year

Aug 02, 2025 at 06:26 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - The ongoing Blackman Road improvement project in Murfreesboro has been delayed due to unusually heavy rainfall this summer, pushing its completion into.... Read More

UPDATE on Friday's attempted theft of ATM, armed customer kills 1; 2 escape!

Aug 02, 2025 at 05:41 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Murfreesboro Police are continuing their intensive investigation following a deadly shooting early Friday (8/1/2025) morning at the 7-Eleven Exxon serv.... Read More

Court Upholds 99-Year Sentence for Oscar Hernandez in Rutherford County Child Sex Abuse Case

Aug 01, 2025 at 11:50 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the 99-year sentence of Oscar Hernandez, who was convicted by a jury of three counts of rape of a.... Read More

MORE: Tennessee Supreme Court Vacates Injunction in Byron Black Execution Case

Aug 01, 2025 at 03:43 pm by WGNS News

MORE INFORMATION — The Tennessee Supreme Court has vacated a temporary injunction that would have required state officials to deactivate a death-row inmate’s impla.... Read More

Fatal Shooting at Murfreesboro 7-Eleven During Early Morning ATM Theft Attempt

Aug 01, 2025 at 02:03 pm by WGNS

UPDATE: A customer shot and killed a suspected thief during an attempted ATM theft early Friday morning at the 7-Eleven Exxon on East Northfield Boulevard, according to M.... Read More

Kidney Cancer Patients See Long-Term Gains with Breakthrough Drug Combo

Aug 01, 2025 at 09:31 am by WGNS

Nashville, TN - A two-drug combination for treating advanced kidney cancer had sustained and durable clinical benefit in more than five years of follow-up, according to a stud.... Read More

Murfreesboro Water Launches Creative Contest Challenging Teens to Imagine Life Without Water

Aug 01, 2025 at 08:57 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - In a bold effort to educate and empower future generations, Murfreesboro Water Resources Department has unveiled its newly reimagined contest, Water Vi.... Read More

UPDATED: Rutherford County Schools Celebrates Opening of Poplar Hill Elementary with Ribbon Cutting, Open House

Aug 01, 2025 at 07:32 am by WGNS

UPDATED: Murfreesboro, TN - Poplar Hill Elementary, the district's 52nd campus, will officially open its doors Friday (tonight, August 1, 2025) to serve the Blackman communi.... Read More